Railroad-tie and fastening device.



L. J. BALTZ. RAILROAD TIE AND FASTENING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 12,1912.

Patented July 28, 1914.

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THE NORRIS PETERS CO.. PHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. D. C.

L. J. BALTZ. RAILROAD TIE AND FASTENING DEVICE.

1,105,319. Patented July 28, 1914.

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APPLIGATION FILED JULY 12,1912.

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LOUIS J. BALTZ, or BU FALO, NEW YORK.

RAILROAD-TIE AND FASTENING nEvrcE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 12, 1912. Serial No. 709,022.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, 'LoUIs J. BALTZ, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State'of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Railroad-Ties and Fastening Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to railroad ties and the means for fastening the rails thereon.

The objects of the invention are to produce a strong and rigid fastening device which can be drawn tightly into engagement with the base of the rail and the tie for securely fastening these two parts together; also to produce a fastening device of this sort which will securely hold the rail without requiring any holes or notches in thebase of the rail; also to produce a tie of novel construction particularly adapting it for cooperation with the fastening devices.

In the accompanying drawings, consisting of two sheets: Figure 1 a transverse section of a railroad track showing a tie and fastening devices embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. Figs. 3 and 4 are crosssections of the tie on lines 33 and 44, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a perspective view, on an enlarged scale, of one of the parts of the fastening device. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a tie showing another ap plication of the tie and fastening devices. Figs. 7 and 8 are sectional and plan views showing a fastening device of modified construction. Figs. 9 and 10 are section elevations in planes atright angles to each other, showing a fastening device of another modified construction.

Like reference characters refer to like parts in the several figures.

The fastening device consists of two members, each provided with upwardly projecting portions which are adapted to embrace the base of a rail at opposite sides thereof, and with a downwardly extending arm which is adapted to engage with the tie. The two members of the device are placed at opposite sides of the tie in such a manner that when the two parts are drawn together by any suitable means, the upwardly proj ecting portions will grip and hold the base of the rail and the downwardly projecting arms will grip and hold the tie and thereby rigidly secure the rail and tie together.

.A represents the rails and B the tie, which latter 1s preferably constructed as hereinafter. described.

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C 0 represent the two members or halves of the fastening device each of which consists of a plate or body 0 provided with two upwardly extending hooked parts or lugs c 0 adapted to engage with the base of the rail at opposite sidesthereof, and with a downwardly extending arm or part 0 adapted to engage with the tie. The bodies c of these members may be of any suitable construction, but are preferably in the form of rectangular flat plates which are adapted to be placed between the rail and the tie. The lugs c c are located near the diagonally opposite corners of the body and at such a distance apart that the rail can be passed between the same when the member is turned to an angular position such that the lugs c c are opposite each other at opposite sides of the rail. On turning the member back to its operative position the lugs aremoved into engagement with the opposite edges of the base of the rail.- The two members of the fastening device are arranged so that the two lugs 0 are adjacent to each other and a bolt 6* passing through holes in these lugs serves for drawing together the two members so that the depending arms: 0 will tightly clamp the tie at opposite sides thereof. .By drawing the members C Cf together at the lugs 0 the two members will tend to turn in such a manner as to "cause the lugs'c c to securely grip the base ofthe rail. By means of the construction shown, the members of the fastening device are caused to grip botlithe tie and the base of therail by tighteningonly,

one bolt, thereby greatly facilitatingthe securing of the rails tothe ties. Other means for securing the two parts of the fastening device together can beused in place of the bolt, if desired. The fastening device is also I adapted for securing together other flanged members, as, for instance, for securing ties to the girder D of a bridge, as shown'in Fig. 6. J H

Thetie .B is preferably substantially rectangular in cross-section and has outwardly protruding longitudinal ribs or flanges E located near the ends of the upper and lower edges of'the sides of the tie. The downwardly projecting arms of the fastening devices are adapted to engage with the upper ribs E to hold the rails on the ties. The tie is made substantially symmetrical about its horizontal axis and is consequently reversible so that it can be 'used with either side up. In order to prevent the rails from spreading or moving lengthwise of the ties, some of the ribs E are preferably provided with indentations or recesses 0, into which the downwardly extending arms of the fastening devices can be placed and which will prevent the displacement of the fastening device lengthwise of the tie. These recesses are preferably only formed on some of the ribs so that on each tie the downwardly extending arm of, the fastening device for one rail is in engagement in the recess while the arm of the fastening device for the other rail engages on a rib having no recesses. By means of this construction the same tie can be used for tracks of different gage, since the fastening device which engages at the end of the tie at which the ribs are without recesses, can be adjusted lengthwise of the tie to suit the gage. In laying the track, the ties are so arranged that the recesses in alternate ties will be on opposite sides of the track. The spreading of the rails will then be prevented by the recesses e and by the frictional resistance between the ties and the fastening devices. If this frictional resistance should not prove sufficient to resist the lateral thrust on the outer rail on a curve, the rail could not shift sidewise without dragging with it those ties having the recesses e on the outer ends. This is not pos sible if the ties are properly set in the road bed, and the protruding ribs E on the lower edges of the ties assist in firmly anchoring the ties to the road bed. hen the tie is made of concrete it is preferably reinforced, for instance, by a pipe or tube 6 which extends substantially throughout the length of the tie, and by a plurality of vertical rods e having their ends bent outwardly to enter into the ribs E and thereby to reinforce these parts.

The tie described is particularly well adapted to be used in connection with the fastening device described, but it will be understood that the fastening device can be used in connection with ties of different construction which are suitably shaped for the engagement of the described fastening device.

In the modified construction of the fastening device, shown in Figs. 7 and 8,,one of the two members of the fastening device is dispensed with and a hook-shaped bolt F is employed which passes through the bolt hole in the lug 0 and the curved part of which embraces the rib on the tie. The operation of this device is the same as in the construction heretofore described, the pull of the bolt drawing the downwardly projecting arnrc of the fastening device into engagement with the tie and causing the lug c to rigidly engage the base of the rail.

In the construction shown in Figs. 9 and 10, an enlarged portion or support G is provided in place of the lug 0 shown in the other figures. The support serves to hold the rail against lateral pressure to which the rail may be subjected on curves, switches,'or the like. The fastening device with the support G forms at the same time a chair for the rail.

By making the ribs of the tie of sufficient length, the tie can be used throughout a considerable range of gages and additional devices, such as guard rails or the like, can be secured on the ties without requiring any changes in their construction. If desired, the ribs E can be extended throughout the length of the tie, for securing a water trough or the like thereto. The fastening device has the additional advantage that it readily adapts itself to ties or rail flanges of different widths since these variations within reasonable limits can be compensated for by drawing up the nut on the bolt 0 to a greater or less extent. The construction of the tie and fastening device also enables the rail to, be easily insulated from the ground by placing a sheet of insulating material either between the fastening device and tie or between the fastening device and the base of the rail.

I claim as my invention:

1. A rail fastening device comprising a member having lugs adapted to embrace the base of the rail at opposite sides thereof and an arm which is adapted to engage the tie at one side thereof, and means engaging the tie for drawing said member in a direction to move said arm into engagement with the side of the tie, said means tending to turn the member to cause said lugs to be pressed into engagement with the opposite sides of the base of the rail, substantially as set forth.

2. A rail fastening device comprising a member having parts adapted to embrace the base of the rail at opposite sides thereof and a part adapted engage the tie at one side thereof, and means for drawing the member toward the other side of the tie, not more'than one of said parts being located in the line of draft, said means tending to turn the member to cause the engaging parts to be drawn into their engaging positions, sub

stantially as set forth.

3. A rail fastening device comprising a member having a part adapted to engage the base of the rail at one side thereof, a part adapted to engage the base of the rail at the opposite side thereof, and a part adapted to engage the tie at one side thereof, and means bearing against the tie for drawing said member in a direction to move said tie engaging part into its engaging position, at least two of said engaging parts being out of the line of draft of said drawing means, whereby said means tend to turn said memher about one of said engaging parts'to move said engaging parts into their engaging positions, substantially as set forth.

4. A rail fastening device comprising two members, each of which has lugs adapted to embrace the base of the rail at opposite sides thereof and an arm which is adapted to engage the adjacent portion of the tie at one side thereof, and means for drawing the two members of the device together at one side of the rail to draw said arms into engagement with the opposite sides of the tie and to draw said lugs into engagement with the opposite sides of thebase of the rail, substantially as set forth.

5. A rail fastening device comprising two members, one of which comprises a plate adapted to be placed between the rail and the tie and having upwardly extending lugs at the diagonally opposite corners thereof and adapted to embrace the base of said rail, and a downwardly extending arm adapted to engage one side of a tie, the other member of said fastening device having a downwardly extending arm adapted to engage the other side of said tie, and means at one side of said plate for drawing said downwardly extending arms into engagement with the sides of the tie and which turn said plate to force said lugs into engagement with the base of the rail,- substantially as set forth.

6. A concrete tie provided at its sides adjacent to the upper and lower edges thereof with outwardly protrudingportions form ing holding means for the engagement of rail-securing devices, a part at least of said protruding portions having recesses in which port-ions of said devices are adapted to engage and which hold said devices from endwise movement on the tie, substantially as set forth.

7. A concrete tie provided at its opposite sides adjacent to the edges thereof with outwardly protruding portions forming holding means for the engagement of rail-securing devices, the holding portions at the opposite sides of one end of the tie adjacent to one edge thereof being plane and the corresponding holding portions at the other end of the tie being provided with recesses in which portions of sald devices are adapted to engage and which hold said devices from endwise movement on the tie, substantially as set forth.

8. A concrete tie provided at its sides adjacent to the upper and lower edges thereof with outwardly protruding portions forming holding means for the engagement of rail-securing devices, and reinforcing members of substantially channel-shape em bedded in said tie and having their end portions projecting into said protruding portions, substantially as set forth.

9. A concrete tie provided at its sides adj acent to the upper and lower edges thereof with outwardly protruding portions, a rail fastening device comprising amember which has an arm adapted to embrace the protruding portion of the tie at one side of the tie and parts which are adapted to engage the base of the rail, a second member having a part which is adapted to embrace the protruding portion at the other side of the tie, and means for drawing the members together to cause the tie engaging parts there- 0 of to engage with the protruding portions of the tie and to turn said first mentioned member to cause said rail engaging parts to move into their engaging positions, substantially as set forth.

' 10. A concrete tie provided at its sides adj acent to the upper and lower edges thereof with outwardly protrudlng portions, a rail fastening device comprising two members, each of whichhas arms adapted to embrace the protruding portions of the tie at opposite'sides of the tie, at least one of said members having lugs adapted to engage the lower flange of the rail, and means for drawing said two members of the device together at one side of the rail to draw said arms into engagement with said protruding portions of the tie and for turning said members to cause said lugs to move intogripping en gagement with the sides of the rail, substantially as set forth.

11. A rail fastening device comprising a member placed between the rail and the tie and having lugs adapted to embrace the base. of the rail and an arm which is adapted to engage the tie at one side thereof, and means for drawing said member in a direction transversely of the tie to move said arm into engagement with the side of the tie, said means tending to turn the member to cause said lugs to be pressed into engagement with the base of the rail, substantially as set forth.

Witness my hand, this 11th day of July, 1912.

LOUIS J. BALTZ.

Witnesses:

F. E. PRooHNow, I A. L. MoGnn.

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